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'Get chartered' says David | 19/11/2014

CCFE's David Homfray appears in a new Institute of Physics video promoting the Chartered Physicists scheme.

David, who is a neutral beam heating specialist and an Engineer in Charge at JET, is a Chartered Physicist and a member of the IOP accreditation panel. He was approached by the Institute to talk about the benefits of gaining the qualification.

He says: “Achieving IOP accreditation has helped me in a number of ways. It's enabled me to plot my career and look at areas I need to improve on, and it's given me a framework and a set of tools to make myself the best I can be. It also shows the science community that you have a good level of understanding and a high professional standard.

“It can be difficult to do the application and make sure you have the competencies – but it's reassuringly difficult, it's supposed to show how good you are. I don't think I would have the complex, pressurised roles I enjoy here at Culham without working hard to get accreditation.”